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Nicholas Garaufis
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Senior status since October 1, 2014.
Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton
- Nominated
- February 28, 2000
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- April 27, 2000
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), May 11, 2000
- Senate vote
- Voice vote, no count printed
- Confirmed
- May 24, 2000
- Commissioned
- May 25, 2000
- Senior status
- Since October 1, 2014
- American Bar Association rating
- Qualified
Born 1948, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.
Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.
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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- Private practice, 1973-1975, 1978-1986
- Assistant attorney general, State of New York, 1975-1978
- Chief legal counsel, Office of the President, Borough of Queens, New York, 1986-1995
- Chief counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, 1995-2000
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